History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Place des Bienfaiteurs

Name: Place des Bienfaiteurs
Address: Place des Bienfaiteurs, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, 1030, BE

In Dutch: Weldoenersplein

Place des Bienfaiteurs, in Schaerbeek, has 26 buildings on the Atlas map, for 34 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 73% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 191319
1914 – 19447
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 12: 1908. 20 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name: Commemorative name
Theme: Local notables

'Sa dénomination honore les bienfaiteurs des pauvres. L'idée de ce nom apparaît en 1895 suite à un legs de 500.000 francs de Joseph Caroly à la Commune pour la construction d'un hospice.' (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.